Directive 92/58/EEC - safety and/or health signs
of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)
Objective
This directive lays down minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health sign at work.
Definitions
Safety signs, health signs, prohibition sign, warning sign, mandatory sign, emergency escape sign, first-aid sign, information sign, signboard, supplementary signboard, safety colour, symbol, pictogram, illuminated sign, acoustic signal, verbal communication and hand signal are defined.
ContentsEmployers must provide or ensure that safety and/or health signs are in place where hazards cannot be avoided or reduced. The annexes of this directive provide detailed information about the minimum requirements for all safety and health signs.
Workers and their representatives must be informed of all the measures taken concerning health and safety signs at work and must be given suitable instruction about these signs. This covers the meaning of signs and the general and specific behaviour required.
The annexes detailing technical specifications of health and safety signs are adapted in the light of subsequent related directives and technical progress in the field of health and safety signs at work.
Member States may specify - within certain limits - alternative measures to replace signs and signals which afford the same level of protection.
Annexes
Annex I: General minimum requirements concerning safety and/or health signs at work
Annex II: Minimum general requirements concerning signboards
Annex III: Minimum requirements governing signs on containers and pipes
Annex IV: Minimum requirements for the identification and location of fire-fighting equipment
Annex V: Minimum requirements governing signs used for obstacles and dangerous locations, and for marking traffic routes
Annex VI: Minimum requirements for illuminated signs
Annex VII: Minimum requirements for acoustic signs
Annex VIII: Minimum requirements for verbal communication
Annex IV: Minimum requirements for hand signals
